Scores dead in Israel and Gaza after Hamas shock attack on Israeli towns
Jerusalem/Gaza (Reuters) – Palestinian Islamist group Hamas took Israel by surprise on Saturday with the biggest attack for decades, a sudden assault
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Israel vows ‘mighty vengeance’ after surprise attack
Jerusalem/Gaza/Sderot (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday, killing at least 250 Israelis and escaping
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Nobel Prize for Iranian activist highlights plight of Iran’s women, Zaghari-Ratcliffe says
London (Reuters) – The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will help shine a light on
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Hamas leader Haniyeh says Israel can’t provide protection for Arab countries
(Reuters) – Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, told fellow Arab countries on Saturday that Israel
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Gunmen in homes and captives abducted to Gaza leave Israelis in shock
Sderot (Reuters) – Bloodied bodies in the streets, gunmen raiding door-to-door and news of captives taken to Gaza left Israelis
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Turkey discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict with regional powers -Turkish source
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held phone calls with his Qatari, Saudi, Egyptian, Palestinian and Iranian counterparts
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Israeli military says fighting continues in 22 areas of southern Israel, 12 hours after incursion
Jerusalem (AP) — Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza
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Adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader expresses support for Palestinian attacks
Dubai (Reuters) – An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday congratulated Palestinian fighters for launching the biggest
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Turkey’s Erdogan tells supporters he does not ‘recognise’ LGBT
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he did not “recognise LGBT” and vowed to combat “perverse”
Read MoreTimeline of conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza
(Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched its biggest assault on Israel in years early on Saturday, firing a barrage of
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